Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida
End of Watch Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Reflections for Police Officer William Coleman Cook
The seeds of sacrifice are implanted in a mother's womb before her child is born. Honesty, humility and the humble virtue are all present and accounted for when that child is born. Your birth , Officer Cook, made your parents and big sister, Nancy, very proud,happy and duly humbled. A loving individual blessed with God given talents and complete with certain mental and physical skills not everyone has. Achievement is reached only when competence of honor,integrity and dignity is both trusted, truthful and well distributed in order for a community as Dade County was going to be watched by you, Officer Cook and protected by every honest bone in your being seeing that your heart was very caring and most compassionate. Your spirit and its gentle wings of angelic goodwill are now heaven's gifts for a life driven by consummate sacred purposes. Always devout,loyal and most esteemed. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 26, 2020
The fires of fury require the tenacity of honesty and character. There can be no shortcuts in effort and integrity and dignity must be expended to the maximum. Always, always you gave solid endeavor, Officer Cook, all heroic on behalf of Dade County to uplift its spirit of happiness, hope and goodwill among its faithful residents. A man's good name is one to take humble notice of. A gentleman's heart of warmth that always has its special place within his relatives always to be cherished, respected and for instilling pride and dedication in humanity which misses you very much. A true warrior and an even more hero of bravery far beyond anything else. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 26, 2020
The velocity of valor is strongly felt when every ounce of honor, integrity and dignity is utilized to fight the rampant affects of violence. So evil and nasty,it just underscores the crying needs of a community to have most diligent and resourcefully sacred men and women preserving and saving the public at large. Your good name and blessed wisdom,vision and maturity, Officer Cook, were the trailblazers formed to succeed you in keeping Dade County safe as when you faithfully patrolled its streets with valor and versatility. Always deeply indebted and warmly remembered for a smile and plenty of humbleness. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 26, 2020
As I look at all the pictures of your fallen colleagues, Officer Cook, I see the smiles, the honorable pride and humility. But, most of all heroism and dignity reside in the heavens above along with integrity and fortitude. You always displayed excellent character, virtue and sanctity as you protected the lives of Dade County citizens. Your respect and admiration are still being felt as your soul of valor and vigilance is forever being blessed and rewarded for its humane sacrifice. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. You donned a badge and uniform with principles and eloquence not to be forgotten only solemnly saluted for resolve and unselfish resiliency.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 26, 2020
Grit gallops on those very some tracks as gumption and gallantry. Your goodness and goodwill wrote newer chapters of honor,heroism and dignity serving all Dade County, Officer Cook. The citizens whom you brought serenity, unity and security cannot ever be overlooked nor forgotten. The torment, turmoil and terror you sacrificed your life and career of integrity and humbleness for must remain a vitally important part of your legacy. A solemn servant who surely deserves those humane salutes for valor and virtue. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 25, 2020
Virtue is vigilance where honor, dignity and integrity travel. Your life and career, Officer Cook, was honorably, humbly and heroically shaped by all appearances of character, commitment and convictions, all thoughtful and most assuredly resourceful as you served, protected and defended Dade County against violence while ushering in a measure of everlasting peace and unity all through your most truthful and trustworthy heart of humility never to be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. That touching and most sentimental letter you wrote to me Mrs. Cook, may you and your husband rest in peace along with your heroic and darling "Billy." His class, dedication and utmost determination shall be the bond of bravery for which others who have taken his watch should conduct their daily affairs. A profession that is indeed dangerous yet one who is able to survive its challenges will remain blessed as is your mortal soul, Officer Cook.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 25, 2020
Dade County was very well protected and served by your goodwill, faithfulness and hope, Officer Cook. For a gentleman with the highest degrees of honesty,dignity and integrity the hero in you will be forever revered and most humbly respected. The evil and violence perpetrated against you and your colleagues has not been forgotten and neither will your soul of character, excellence in commitment and virtue and the truthful and humanely courageous convictions. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 24, 2020
Always strong and humbly honorable. The skies above, Officer Cook, stay aglow because of your feats of ferocity that guarded Dade County and its folks. A great man of heroic endeavor and a high resource of integrity and dignity. They backed one another as your battles over evil took place. You will not be forgotten for character, decency and respect all virtuous and all well intentioned. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 23, 2020
Officer Cook, you never displayed a defeatist attitude. Always gung ho with honor and credence to alleviate evil here in Dade County. With a strong heart and strong backbone, your intelligent ingenuities and intuitions surely saved us from more advanced trouble. All the credit goes to your loving parents and your big sister, Nancy. versatile and most accomplished, dignified and possessing integrity, God has your sweet soul of character sheltered forever in eternity.Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 22, 2020
Each day and each zone police scour for evil and secure for stability all the perils come with the job. You were humble,heroic and honest, Officer Cook,yet quietly confident you could protect Dade County citizens having done that for six determined and most faithful years of professional service. All the salutes and accolades you richly deserve my neighbor,friend and hero. And violence will never tarnish your stellar reputation among your comrades and friends you were loyal to. Your missions and journeys having been deemed as finished allow you to walk your proverbial beat as an angel of bravery and efficiency. Rest in peace.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 22, 2020
You faithfully discharged all your duties and most honorably so help you God. If one performs all their obligations is humble and heroic why then does Our Lord not allow some of them to go home safe and sound? You were a pillar of strength and virtual character, Officer Cook, a Dade County police hero of the highest accord. Now your dignity and integrity have been hailed and stoically transformed to a more pristine environment where very ounce of your unselfish energy, heart and muscle was used to eliminate evil. It is stated only the good die young, yet my neighbor, friend and hero you clearly should be on this earth right now enjoying your retirement and Karen. Having spoken to her a while back she sounds like a very wonderful lady, a real companion. Rest in peace. Accomplishments not awards are how you will be humanely rewarded.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 22, 2020
Statistics can be compelling. But, it's humility, honor and courage that are more revealing. A man or woman's character and essential make up of integrity and respect resonates louder on the streets they serve and look to declutter from all this mayhem and bedlam. Your designs, Officer Cook, totally for the sake of heaven were the consummate yokes you bore in order to assemble security and a sense of welfare among all residents. Dade County had you and your uniform, badge and kindness stoking those coals of consideration,care and concern. You won't be forgotten for sacred and truly humble missions of heart and soul all versatile, all virtuous. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Our angels of valor sit high atop those thrones of tenacity all perfect and all gallant.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 22, 2020
The fortitude and ferocity must stay in motion to douse those fires of furious terror. Ineptness will never carry a positive aspect of public service. Your performance to save the civilians and your colleagues that day, Officer Cook,was all heart and heroic effort to battle the likes of a man go awry. More than that his kind of no character only made the scene and its circumstances that much tougher for you and by your skillful actions at the very least prevented a much worse dilemma. He got his punishment as your friend and comrade Detective Blocker finally put an end to his tragic actions by killing him. Liberty City and Dade County shall never forget your bridging everything so dear to your heart and those around you, family, friends and comrades alike. Our Lord holds you,Officer Cook close to Him forever. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 22, 2020
Repulsive is not resolve and surely not honor. Its caliber of disrespect discourages anything normal from occurring making peace which is essential to the life of a community more of a detriment to a healthier mankind. Respect and goodwill must flow evenly for security,unity and liberty to follow close behind. Of course, Officer Cook, you engaged us and embraced a career and passions you had since you were a younger man. Dade County will forever be blessed and protected by your wonderful set of morals,scruples and values all pinpoint accurate. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 22, 2020
Apathy is a word that shall not creep or seep into any public servant's badge and uniform of honor and integrity. It degrades dignity and character so much that all respect can be lost. That loss can challenge and cripple any community that looks up to its heroes and heroines of esteem. Dade County and its people looked up to you, Officer Cook, a man who genuinely cared about us and whose sanctity and civility was torn apart that day of May 16, 1979 by one angry and rotten human being. No character, no honesty and not one good thing though I believe he had a child. You'll be saluted and so duly honored for diligence and faith. Rest in peace my neighbor,friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 22, 2020
Your benevolence, Officer Cook, made Dade County a humble and cherished part of your heroic legacy as benefactors of your honored and dignified hope and goodwill. Of course we are terribly sorry and overwhelmed by the anguish and grief your loving family has suffered and endured because of your absence, taken heinously by one cowardly evil man. Integrity and character were the notions of your sacred and purposeful routes of resourcefulness and total devotion. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 22, 2020
Dade County was made safer and more peaceful by your loving exploits, Officer Cook,all sound and heroically honorable. Never more dignity and character, respect and integrity which lead your life and career too shortened by violence. Resolve and harmony all covered by your unwavering and unassuming sanctity. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 22, 2020
Praise and blessings of health, peace and prosperity to our crusaders who risk their lives for our safety and serene travels. Your outstanding career and accomplished life, Officer Cook, won't be forgotten. For heroism and honor, dignity and integrity may Our Creator bless your heart and soul, the backbone of your character that brought pride and humility to your family and department to be treasured forevermore. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 22, 2020
The culprits are out in force making a loud disruption to humanity. You delivered to Dade County, Officer Cook,a stellar character and sterling work ethics never to be more respected and held in high esteem.When a man does his job and has his dearly honorable soul and dignity taken then heaven help our very best servants patrolling those streets where anything dangerous may lie. Tranquility and unity are not easy to create when disturbances bust through the doors of quiet. You made every effort to calm and stop an evil man on May 16, 1979, my neighbor, friend and hero. God must have needed another special angel, wise and virtuous. Rest in peace. Character to be praised. Resolution to be humanely rewarded forevermore.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 21, 2020
Commotion causes undue mayhem and it's chaos that jeopardizes the safe trails of all who desire to live peacefully. Your approaches, for the most part worked, Officer Cook,a man and a hero for the people of Dade County. You gave supremely high quality service and the excellence of your integrity and character made your dignity more humanely cherished than ever. Your legacy is forever moving forward by means of your family's virtues and those who serve valiantly while getting us around the mazes of evil these days. Dade County was more than adequately preserved by your unassuming and undying support and civility. Unselfish and tireless all given in the holy name of Our Lord. He watches over your soul as you rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. A gentleman literally and a youthful yearning to be the very best public servant you became. Six years of thoughtful and faithful engagement.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 21, 2020
The fraternity of brothers and sisters all dedicated and honest who bravely risk their lives to service and protect communities shall never be overlooked nor of course forgotten. To blot out cowards and heinousness one must have both integrity and dignity, character without questions nor doubts. You, thank God, Officer Cook, had all three and heroism supporting your ingenuity and intuitive trustworthiness and total truth all spoken and measured in mostly calm and rationale tones. For the enhancement of Dade County is your soul one with virtue and scruples resting in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. And your uplifting character and resolving respect by etched within the hearts of your family and saluted humbly for positive accomplishment.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 21, 2020
Exceptional vision and a humble wisdom created a warm and honorable hero in yourself, Officer Cook,who made Dade County and its people a bit safer and more at peace. Unfortunately, since your death while performing your duties many things a have changed and much progress has been instituted because of your labors of passion, a sanctity so consistent and effort that God has both blessed and rewarded in heaven where eternity and His gates of perfection are under your watch with the Lord providing your soul safe shelter and comfort. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 21, 2020
Today is Father's day. I know for your dad, Charles, Officer Cook, may he and your mother, Julia rest in peace along with you my neighbor, friend and hero. It was always a special day to share with your dad. I make it a habit to visit my parents may they rest in peace on both Mother and Father's days. I cry and get emotional, a sad day. My dad has been gone forty years and my mom sixteen and a half. Your solemn and loyal service sacred and principled lead Dade County through terror and evil but, with convincing character and honesty, integrity and dignity, all hope and goodwill that battled constantly the foul weathered flows of furious violence. It is sad that you cannot be here to share and see progress in a community you respected and where your heroism has been consistently saluted.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 21, 2020
An honorable man, a humble hero, a wonderful son, brother and cherished husband to Karen. Everyone who knew you personally, Officer Cook, just keeps wondering why? Why at age twenty-five did God see your journeys as finished and took you and your reverent soul to heaven? Dade County was vitally served and with your virtues and background the skies above are replete with angels and wisdom to last forever. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero. Uncle Bo will forever be in his family's hearts all your nephews, your niece and great-nieces and great-nephew all great kids. You watch over their trails and the joy your soul is doing uplifting mankind.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 21, 2020
Everyday you grinded through your daily tasks, Officer Cook, pounding those pavements to provide a stable division within mankind. Dade County very much appreciated your best of endeavors and your constant supervision and outstanding leadership all because of your keeping calm,dignified and honorable. Integrity and genuine respect as was your consummate character never to be forgotten. Rest in peace my neighbor, friend and hero.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
June 21, 2020